Mega Drain (move)

Mega Drain (Japanese: メガドレイン Mega Drain) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM21 in Generation I and TM53 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

Mega Drain
メガドレイン Mega Drain

Battles

Type	Grass
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
TM21 in Generation I TM53 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Mega Drain is the second in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being Absorb and Giga Drain.

Effect

Generations I and II

Mega Drain inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

If Mega Drain breaks a substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

In the Japanese version of Generation I games, Pokémon Stadium series and Generation II games, Mega Drain will always miss if the target has a substitute.

Mega Drain has 40 base power and 10 PP.

Generation III

Mega Drain will now properly heal the user when damaging a substitute, even if it was broken. If used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze Ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Mega Drain can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Growth was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV and V

Mega Drain's base PP was increased to 15. If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

Generation VI

Mega Drain cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Generation VII

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Mega Drain's power was changed from 40 to 75, while its PP was reduced back to 10.

Generation VIII

Mega Drain's power was changed back to 40, and its PP was changed back to 15.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	A Grass-type attack. It adds half the HP it drained from the target to the attacker's HP.
GS C	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
RS EColo.XD	An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
FRLG	A tough attack that drains half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
043		Oddish		Grass		Grass				21	21	21^XY 19^ORAS	19^SMUSUM 22^PE	12
044		Gloom		Grass		Grass				23	23	23^XY 19^ORAS	19^SMUSUM 27^PE	12
045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass			1	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM	1
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug								25^BDSP
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug								25^BDSP
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass								15
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass								1
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass								1
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass		31	31	26	26^BW 23^B2W2	23	23^SMUSUM 34^PE	12
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3		46	49	36	36	36	36^SMUSUM
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3		51	55	36	36	36	36^SMUSUM
182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass				1	1	1	1	1
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		30	30	25	25	25	25	25^BDSP
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		36	36	28	28	28	28	28^BDSP
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		44	44	28	29	29	29	29^BDSP
191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass		10	13	5	5^BW 10^B2W2	10	10	10^BDSP
192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass				5	5^BW 10^B2W2	10	10	10^BDSP
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			26	26	26	26^XY 13^ORAS	13	9
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon						13^ORAS	13	9
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon						13^ORAS	13	5
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug			24	24	24	24^XY 22^ORAS	22	22^BDSP
270		Lotad		Water 1	Grass			43	19	19	19^XY 18^ORAS	18	12
271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass								12
272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass				1	1	1	1	1
273		Seedot		Field	Grass								15
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass								18
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass								1
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			16	17	17	17^XY 12^ORAS	12	12^BDSP
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass			16	17	17	17^XY 12^ORAS	12	12^BDSP
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			17	13	13	13	13	5
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3								20
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3								20
387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass				25	25	25	25	25^BDSP
388		Grotle		Monster	Grass				27	27	27	27	27^BDSP
389		Torterra		Monster	Grass				27	27	27	27	27^BDSP
406		Budew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				13	13	13	13
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass				1	1	1	1	1
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass				26	26^BW 23^B2W2	23	23	12
495		Snivy		Field	Grass					22	22	22
496		Servine		Field	Grass					24	24	24
497		Serperior		Field	Grass					24	24	24
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy					13	13	13	12
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy					1	1	1	1
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass					13	13	13	9
549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass					1	1	1	1
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass					13	13	13	8
590		Foongus		Grass		Grass					15	15	15	12
591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass					15	15	15	12
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					20	20	20	12
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					20	20	20	12
755		Morelull		Grass		Grass							15	12
756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass							15	12
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous							18	15
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous							18	15
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral							5	12
787		Tapu Bulu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								20
797		Celesteela		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							13	15
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous								12
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous								1
898		Calyrex		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I TM21	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM53	VIII --
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔						✔^PE
002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	✔						✔^PE
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	✔						✔^PE
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔						✔^PE
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔						✔^PE
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔						✔^PE
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	✔						✔^PE
043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔						✔^PE
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔						✔^PE
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔^PE
073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔^PE
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔^PE
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔^PE
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass							✔^PE
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass							✔^PE
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3							✔^PE
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3							✔^PE
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔						✔^PE
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3							✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3				✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Mega Drain is a move with 8 base power, 88% accuracy, and 17 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage.

In Gates to Infinity, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, with excess damage not being accounted for. This is changed back to what it previously was in Super Mystery Dungeon.

Pokémon Conquest


	>

Stars: ★★

Power: 26

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Restores the user's HP by half the damage taken by the target.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Mega Drain

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	25
Energy cost	50
Duration	2.6 seconds
Damage window	0.95 - 2 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	25
Energy cost	55
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It also restores the user's HP based on the damage it inflicted.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるあたえたダメージにおうじてじぶんのＨＰがかいふくする
Conq.	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Morelull	Budew	Budew being healed	Roserade
The opponent is hit with a blast of energy that absorbs its HP and gives it to the user.
User	First Used In		Notes
Golbat	Golbat's eyes glow yellow and it bites the opponent, draining their energy.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!		Debut
Budew	The bud on Budew's head glows white, and it shoots a dark green beam from its bud at the opponent. The green beam grabs the opponent, traps it inside and sucks its energy. As it does, the opponent becomes outlined in red and the beam turns red. The beam releases the opponent and goes back to Budew. Budew glows white when the beam goes back to it, and all of its injuries disappear.
Nando's Budew	Dawn of a New Era!		None
Roserade	Roserade sticks out its arms and releases a green beam from the flowers on its hands at the opponent.
Drew's Roserade	A Full Course Tag Battle!		None
Morelull	Morelull attaches its roots to the opponent. The roots then glow green, draining the opponent's energy.
A wild Morelull	Lulled to La-La Land!		None

In the dubbed version of Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!, Clemont commented about Sawyer's Treecko using Mega Drain after their Gym battle. The move mentioned in the original Japanese version was Razor Leaf, a move that Treecko cannot legally learn.

In the manga

How I Became a Pokémon Card

	Butterfree

The user absorbs the opponent's energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Butterfree	Butterfree absorbs energy from the foe using its wings.
Midori's Butterfree	PW10	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Venomoth

The user drains the opponent's energy by coming into contact with them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Venomoth	Venomoth flies into the opponent. When it makes contact with them, it drains a little bit of their energy.
Sabrina's Venomoth	Valiant Venomoth!	Debut
Lilligant	Lilligant grabs the opponent and drains energy from them.
The Shadow Triad's Lilligant	Museum Showdown	None

In The Ariados up There, Gold's Sunkern, Sunbo, was revealed to know Mega Drain, but Gold was interrupted before he could finish the attack command.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

	Sunkern

The user blasts the opponent, draining their energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sunkern	Sunkern releases a blast of light from its body at the opponent, draining their energy.
Shu's Sunkern	GDZ77	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	超級吸取 Chīukāp Kāpchéui * 百萬噸吸收 Baakmaahn-dēun Kāpsāu * 超級吸收 Chīukāp Kāpsāu *
Chinese	Mandarin	超級吸取 / 超级吸取 Chāojí Xīqǔ * 百萬噸吸收 / 百万吨吸收 Bǎiwàn-dùn Xīshōu *
Czech		Mega sání
Dutch		Mega Drain
Finnish		Megapoisto
French		Mega-Sangsue
German		Megasauger
Greek		Απομίζηση
Hindi		बड़ी नाली Badi Naali
Italian		Megassorbimento* Megassorbim.*
Korean		메가드레인 Megadeurein
Polish		Megaodpływ* Megaosuszanie*
Portuguese	Brazil	Megadreno (games, anime, TCG, PS496) Mega Dreno (PS073)
Portuguese	Portugal	Megadreno
Romanian		Curățenia Completă
Serbian		Mega isisavanje
Spanish	Latin America	"Haz con el lo que quieras"* (EP075) Megarrío (DP004) Megadrenado (XY064)
Spanish	Spain	Megaagotar* Mega Agotar*
Swedish		Vattenattack* Megasug*
Thai		เมกาเดรน
Turkish		Mega Boşaltma
Vietnamese		Hút Năng Lượng

Generation I TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

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